Improved method of regulating windmills



UNITED STATES @WENT Erica.

JESSE BATTEY, OF IIONEOYE FALLS, NEV YORK.

llVlPROVED METHOD OF REGULATING WINDNHLLS.

Specification forming'part of Letters Patent No. 14,997, datedJ une 3, 1856.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JESSE BATTEY, of Honeoye Falls, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Self-Regulating Vindmill for DrivingDifferent. Kinds of Machinery; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification. in which- Figure l is a perspective view of the principal part. Fig. 2 is a side view of the pressure-regulator E, showing the bar u and weight n; Fig. 3, a transverse section of the vane O, &c., showing the double lever U and its attachment to the vane O, &c.; and Fig. 4 a piece of the segment O and rim m., turned round to show the attachment of the click h and spring zr.

I construct my wind-wheel, consisting of wings A and shaft P, upon the top of the building or other frame where it is to be used, the main shaft P extending into the building or frame below for support, and for the purpose of transmitting motion to the machinery by means of bevel-gearing or otherwise, and extending above the wings A a suiicient height to hang the vane O upon. I then construct a frame consisting of the rims 'm and j, of sufficient size to clear the outer edge the wings A, braced by a sufficient number of armst', and secured at a proper distance from each other to clear the wings A, above and below, by means of a suicientnumber of posts 7c. This frame is kept in place by the main shaft P passing through the arms in the center above and below the wings A. I attach a suthcient number of rollers or wheels z to the lower rim to support the frame in a proper manner. The rollers .a roll upon the track T when the frame is rotated by the wind or otherwise. I make the track T of either wood or iron, at the option of the builder.

I cover halt' of the frame with any suitable material above and below and around the outside, making a tight covering, forming the shield B, the object of which is to shield a portion of the wheel from the action of the wind and leaving the other to the action of same when I wish to operate the mill, or

shield the whole when I wish it to standstill. I place the angular wing S on the side of the shield B at point g for the purpose of throwing more wind upon the wings A, and causing it to strike them to better advantage at that point. I arrange the frame and shield so that it will perfectly balance in the wind without the vane C, (having the pressureregulator E attached,) by attaching one or more wings c to the rims m and j, setting them in such position that they will throw more wind upon the wings A, and at the same time counteract the pressure ot' the wind against the shield B, &c., and the wing d at point Y to counteract wingS at point g when the vane is at point N. I make my 'rane suftlciently large to keep the shieldin its proper position to the wind, turning it readily with any variation of the wind. It is hung upon the main shaft P, supported by a collar or collars on the same and resting upon the pinion V, running upon the segment O, eX- cept in very large mills, wh ere the vane would be too heavy to rest upon the pinion, in Which case it rests upon a roller or rollers running upon the track l. I leave an opening in the end of the vane C next the shaft P to receive the regulator D. This regulator is iixed to the vane C and operated by the main shaft I by means of pulleys Q and R, connected by the belt S, which is crossed, giving the regulator the reverse motion of the main shaft P.

The regulator D is a common water regulator or meter.

q and p are small bevel-pinions meshing into the wheel o and playing loose upon the shaft G, being kept in place by collars. The wheel o turns the shaft M and pinion V. The sliding collar r has a slide attached to it extending down nearly to the pinion p, playing in a slot in the shaft G, having a pin attached to the lower end and one near the under side of the pinion q. lVhen the velocity is at the desired point, these pins play clear of the pinions p and q; but when the velocity is too high the extension of the balls n raises the upper pin into a slot in pinion q, causing it to drive the wheel o and pinion V, bringing point N nearer the vane O and shutting off a portion of the wind, and when the velocityis too low the lower-pin drops into a slot in the pinion p, turning the pinion V in the opposite direction and bringing point Y nearer the vane, letting more wind strike the wings II, with bearings resting in boxes b and c. On

the side next the wind, when the mill is running, I attach a bar 2t, with a weight t, Varying in size in proportion to the pressure desired to be sustained by the wings A, as shown in Fig. 2. I place a rest y under the bar u to keep it in proper position. I set it at any convenient point on top of the shield or frame, with the plane ofthe wing parallel with the line fromf to N. I attach a cord to the shaft H, pass it overthe pulley I directly over the center of the main shaft, I and then down to the lever K, which has a slot in the end working on the collar L, which is attached to the slide connected to collar r. The 0bject of this pressure-regulator Eis to operate instantaneously on the regulator D in case of sudden gusts of wind, causing it to shut off a portion of the wind before the increased Velocity of the lnain wheel would cause it to do so. Any sudden gust of wind which would increase the velocity beyond the desired point throws back the wing a, raising the lever K by means of the cord F winding upon the shaft II.

In order 1o stop and start the mill without going out of the building, I attach a double lever U to the lower part of the vane C, the lower ends of which slide upon the track Z, and erect a post R at a sufficient distance and of sut'cient height to clear the vane C, duc., and then take a rope or cord T of sulicient length, place the middle of it around a pulley at a convenient point in the building, pass the ends over pulleys X, from there over pulleys or through loop-holes in the 'arm J directly over the main shaft I), and then pass one end around each of the pulleys WV at points Nand Y, through loop-holes w, and fasten them to the ends of the double lever U, as shown in Fig. 3. XVhen I wish to start the mill, I draw upon the cord which passes around the pulley at point Y, bringing point Y nearer the vane, and the opposite when I wish to stop it, bringing point N to the vane. Drawing upon the cord T brings the arm of the double lever U up to the vane C, raising the pinion V and lets it slide clear of the segment O.

7L is a click with the point keptl in place by spring a?, as shown in Fig. 4. Vhen the pinion V approaches to point Y, this click drops from the pinion and leaves it stationary at that point; but when the velocity reverses the motion it acts as a tooth, throwing the pinion V back upon the segment O.

I do not claim the wind-wheel in itself considered; neither do I claim the regulator I) separately, as similar ones have been used before.

I claim- 1. The regulator E, either with a perpendicular or inclined wing or with the shaft II standing upright and the wing turning horizontally, and its combination with the regulator D, also the rotary vane C and its arrangement, and the connection of the combined regulators E and D, or either of them separately, therewitlnfor the purpose of securing uniformity of speed in any manner, substantially the same as described.

2. The entire arrangementfor starting and stopping the mill, as herein speciiied, or any arrangement substantially the same.

JESSE BAT' `EY.

IYitnesses:

E. Il. BEACH, D. T. HANNA. 

